And the Winners of the 2008 Imbolc/Lughnasadh Eisteddfod Are

[Earthwoman]

Envelope, please:

Short Poem: A Perfect Moon - zorro

Digital Art (tie): The Tyne God - Magrathea
Visit to the Rollrights - Frog

Seasonal Entries: Crown of Lights - Baobab

Triads: Three steps in the dance of life - serenarian

Music-Performing Arts: Lady in White - Explorer

Photography: Brothers At Arms - Athair_Og

Prose (tie): Beech - Jingle
Remembered Dance - Lorill

Physical Art: ELEMENT EARTH - Butterfly Watcher

Rituals: Solitary Imbolc Ritual - earthwoman (thank you)

Long Poem: Time - pangurban

Recipes: Garlic & Ginger Tincture - Susan

Crafts: Bardic Altar to Brigid - CelticDao


Congratulations to all the winners; thank you to all who participated.

[Dryadia2]

Congratulations to all the Winners!
Well done to all the Entrants!
Thank you to all the Voters!
And Many Thanks to the Fod Mods!

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[Creirwy]

Congrats to the Winners!

Congrats to those that took part *pats myself on the back*

And now its time to PARTY!

[City Druid]

Yeah nice one everyone.

Some really nice pieces of work, I enjoyed being part of it.
Congratulations to all the winners and congrats to all who took part
and many thanks to everybody who voted.

BB
Tim

[Michael C. Page]

WHOO HOO! Speech!!! Speech!!!

[Fox]

I echo the thanks to the Fod Squad for making it all possible.

It's been awhile since I participated so fully in an Eistefodd, and thanks to those who voted for my various bits and pieces, especially the poem that won and the song that came runner-up to Explorer's inspiring winner. I'm glad they both found favour with so many.

Congrats to all, those who won, and those who believed in their own work enough to participate. And Baobab, love the hat, now do you have shoes and a bag to match

[pangurban]

I would like to thank my mother and father, my cats, God oops thats the Oscar speech
Seriously thank you all who voted for me I am so honoured that my poem won thr long poem category. Congatulations to all the winners and more so to those who took part and did not win I think we are all winners

[Jingle]

Congratulations to all
And thanks for the votes on my prose!

[wyeuro]

brilliant stuff everyone
congratulations to all winners
and to all participants
and thanks to the voters
and to all those who voted for my stuff too, even though it didn't win!
wyverne /|\

[Explorer]

I echo the thanks to the Fod Squad for making it all possible.

It's been awhile since I participated so fully in an Eistefodd, and thanks to those who voted for my various bits and pieces, especially the poem that won and the song that came runner-up to Explorer's inspiring winner. I'm glad they both found favour with so many.

Congrats to all, those who won, and those who believed in their own work enough to participate. And Baobab, love the hat, now do you have shoes and a bag to match

And I second that.
We indeed had an exciting race with those songs Zorro.
My job for our imbolc ritual was to find snowdrops and I must admit that I when I cut off a few that I thought 'there goes Zorro's song whoehahahahAHAHAHAHA' . (nah, just kidding). I hope to compete with you again with Beltane.


Thanks everybody, good work.

[Fox]

My job for our imbolc ritual was to find snowdrops and I must admit that I when I cut off a few that I thought 'there goes Zorro's song whoehahahahAHAHAHAHA' .

I knew there was some crazy voodoo magic at work

[Bracken]

And Baobab, love the hat, now do you have shoes and a bag to match

I am planning the shoes and handbag of lights for the next eisteddfod.

Eisteddfod is one of my favourite things about this board. Thanks everybody for keeping it alive with all your efforts organising, entering and voting. I am thrilled to bits to be a winner for the first time, especially in the Pepper Scott Memorial category.

[Amthezia]

Congratulations everyone!!!!!!!
It was a great race, I enjoyed it very much

[butterfly watcher]

A big thank you to all the voters and creators, and the Fod Squad for all their hard work.

[susan]

Congratulations to everyone, and many thanks to those who make it possible, and to those who voted.
I was tickled pink to be a winner, especially as this is the first time I have entered the eisteddfod. I had such good fun, and look forward to the next one.

[DaRC]

Congrats to all;
winners, entrants voters and the mod squad too

[Magrathea]

Congratulations one and all
Thankyou all... for er... congratulations everybody
Competitions are fun aren't they?
Hey Frog we won a tie, I'll give mine to the Tyne God, he needs it in this weather, hanging around with no clothes and such like.

WELL DONE EVERYBODY

Magrathea

[Frog]

Very many congratulations to everyone that took part and to the participants that put a little piece of themselves up for review and critique.

I would of course like to thank Magrathea for providing me with yet another reason for not giving up biting my nails just yet...
I think I'll donate my tie to the King's stone....

Happy Imbolc everyone!

[CelticDao]

Blessed Imbolc dawn
CelticDao shakes off fresh snow
winter's labours done

pausing to give thanks
a humble tear appears now
"blessed am I" says he

BrightWind, Brigid's son
named by Her in Blue Moon rite
gives thanks in Haiku

[serenarian]

Oh my gosh, I won in the Triads category! I am so honoured and surprised as this is the first time I have ever entered an Eisteddfod, and the first time I have attempted my own triad. Thank you so much to everyone who voted! And congrats to all the other winners and entrants, I found it so hard to vote when I made my selections.